Power 5 conferences receive greater authority within NCAA
Rice University President David Leebron, who is a member of the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, comments on the governance restructure and the potential benefits to student-athletes.Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Sports section. Subscription required.)http://bit.ly/1q0N6LSNCAA board hands 5 biggest conferences, including Pac-12, more powerCBS Los Angeles (Similar Associated Press articles also appeared in Miami Herald and 149 other media outlets.)http://cbsloc.al/1lHpTgHKRIV-TVhttp://bit.ly/1sEVBkOESPNhttp://bit.ly/1opQrYD

OpenStax initiative receives $9 million to expand catalog
Richard Baraniuk, the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of Rice’s OpenStax College, is mentioned in an editorial on the benefit of personalized textbooks and the future of education.Philanthropy News Digesthttp://bit.ly/1nzpBbsOpenStax developing textbooks that deliver personalized lessonsUniversity Businesshttp://bit.ly/V3Uw8Z

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Mexico oil fields are boon for energy companies as frontiers teeter
Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the Baker Institute’s Mexico Center, is quoted about energy reform and the dangers faced by illegal immigrants along the Texas border.Financial Post (This article also appeared in World Oil, La Repubblica and Hellenic Shipping News.)http://bit.ly/1sF5YEb

Assemblies of God highlights value of diversity for 100-year anniversary
Michael Emerson, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, discusses the diversity of the Assemblies of God denomination.Huffington Posthttp://huff.to/1kOqF0C‘Segregation and division among races was not ever God’s plan’Deseret Newshttp://bit.ly/1kOlBcE

HOUSTON/TEXAS

New Davis ad accuses Abbott of ‘siding with a corporation over a rape victim’
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about Sen. Wendy Davis’ new campaign ad and the potential for Mexico’s energy production rate to increase and create more jobs.Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the City/State section. Subscription required.)http://bit.ly/1u5Q08TMexico solving immigration problems though oil and gasMy Fox Houstonhttp://bit.ly/1r0dtIr

Rice University’s Kinder Institute names new director
William “Bill” Fulton will be the new director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Sociology professors Stephen Klineberg and Michael Emerson, who have served as co-directors of the institute, are mentioned.Houston Business Journal (This article also appeared in AZCentral.com.)http://bit.ly/1u5HMO9

Intern blog: ISIS doesn’t have to prevail — securing a political solution for Iraq
Alumnus Ben Lynch ’14 authored a blog post about the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.Houston Chroniclehttp://bit.ly/1oLY772

The season in classical music
Singers from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Abduction From the Seraglio.”Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)http://bit.ly/1u6fva6

Marijuana apparently unpopular in Texas
William Martin, the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, comments on marijuana legalization in Texas.KWBU.org Texas Public Radiohttp://bit.ly/1r0fbtl

Texas A&M ranks 1st among Texas public universities by Money Magazine and fares well nationally
Rice is No. 20 on Time magazine’s list of best colleges for your money.Tomball Potpourri (This article also appeared in Magnolia Potpourri.)http://bit.ly/1ooZOYF

Texas’ gulf coast, still battered from Ike, not ready for next storm
Jim Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and co-director of the Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.Killeen Daily Herald (This article also appeared in KTSM and San Marcos Mercury, KDBC-TV and Emergency Management.)http://bit.ly/1sETHjT

Bird identification expert to speak at Sugar Land Garden Club Aug. 26 meeting
Glenn Olsen, instructor at the Glasscock School for Continuing Studies, will present “Attracting Wildlife to Your Yard” at the Sugar Land Branch Library.Fort Bend Sunhttp://bit.ly/1A07mVd

BROADCAST

Douglas Brinkley on the Nixon tapes, 40 years after Watergate
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses his discoveries from Nixon’s voice-activated recordings.BBC Newshttp://bbc.in/1skg5AE

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Why conservatives and liberals see the world differently
John Alford, associate professor of political science, is featured for his collaborative research on political bias.Tech Timeshttp://bit.ly/XMC5r1

Stock prices of companies that use the same underwriter tend to move together
Gustavo Grullon, professor of finance, and James Weston, professor of finance, co-authored an academic article published in the July edition of Journal of Financial Economics titled “Co-movement and Investment Banking Networks.”Science Bloghttp://bit.ly/1r6fIFu

Nanoröhrchenzucht nach dem Reinheitsgebot
Rice’s silicon oxide technology can now be used to fabricate devices with conventional production methods, which brings it a step closer to mass production. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.Spektrum.de (An English translation is not available.)http://bit.ly/1sktk4a

Saint Arnold Brewing Co. reflects on 1st 20 years
Rice alumnus Brock Wagner ’87 is featured in an article about the 20th anniversary of Saint Arnold Brewing Co.Sys-Con Media (This article also appeared in On Top of Politics.)http://bit.ly/1pGmx1l

Former postmaster blasts USPS stamp choices
Former United States Postmaster General Benjamin F. Bailar, the Joe Nelson III Professor Emeritus of Administration and a former dean of the Jones Graduate School, is quoted.DailyNewsEn.comhttp://bit.ly/XN7MRd

Study: African-American homeownership increasingly less stable, more risky
Sociologists at Rice and Cornell University found that African-Americans are 45 percent more likely than whites to switch from owning their home to renting it. Gregory Sharp, a postdoctoral fellow in Rice’s Department of Sociology, is quoted.The Charlotte Posthttp://bit.ly/XMqXKW

KHOU-TV
The Rice football team is featured in preparation for the upcoming season. Head football coach David Bailiff and quarterback Driphus Jackson are quoted.http://bit.ly/X6BlggCollege football today – National and local scopeCBS Houstonhttp://cbsloc.al/1B0x8Kt

Pivot-point games: Matchups that will shape the 2014 football season
Rice football will play Notre Dame Aug. 30.Sports Illustrated (Similar articles appeared in Chicago Tribune and 10 other media outlets.)http://bit.ly/1kOtTB4WBND-TV (South Bend, Ind.)http://bit.ly/1ssGmcE

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